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In this week’s episode of The Boxoffice Podcast, Rebecca Pahle and Jesse Rifkin discuss a quiet post-Thanksgiving weekend, which saw Disney’s Encanto maintain its top placement amid a slate of specialty releases.
In the feature segment, Daniel Loria speaks to director Sean Baker about his latest film, Red Rocket, a dark comedy film that follows the life of a washout porn star and his ticket back into the porn industry through an intrigued teenage girl.
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Episode Resources:
What to Listen For
- 00:00 Intro
- 01:01 Special screenings for West Side Story and The Tragedy of Macbeth
- 02:38 Encanto maintained its top spot
- 07:03 Funaimation’s Sword Art Online Progressive debuts at the tenth spot
- 10:13 New specialty titles
- 13:06 Awards season
- 15:27 Red Rocket is a dark comedy film
- 17:12 When was Red Rocket conceptualized?
- 21:37 A realistic teenager intrigued by the idea of prostitution
- 26:29 Is there a parallel between the adult industry and theatrical distribution
- 29:58 Helping films to find their own audience
- 31:34 Releasing a dark comedy film during the recovery period
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